[Federal Register: April 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 80)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Diabetes Today Phase II
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: 04136.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.988.
Key Dates: Application Deadline: June 10, 2004.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: This program is authorized under section 301(a) and
317(k)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. section
241(a) and 247b(k)(2), as amended). The Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance number is 93.988.
Purpose: The purpose of the program is to build on the foundation
developed through the initial Pacific Diabetes Today training, focusing
on implementing multiple community-based interventions in several
Pacific communities, and to evaluate the impact of diabetes prevention
and control activities for the Pacific region. This includes assessment
of community capacity and infrastructure development and the
identification and cataloguing of effective interventions unique for
the Pacific Region.
This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus areas of
Diabetes, Immunization, Heart Disease and Stroke, Nutrition and
Overweight, Physical Activity and Fitness, Vision and Hearing, Chronic
Kidney Disease and Public Health Infrastructure.
Activities: Awardee activities for this program are as follows:
Provide materials, trainers and training
sessions, follow-up and technical assistance for conducting education
and training on the Pacific Diabetes Today Guidebook.
Deliver at least one Pacific Diabetes Today
training per year using local and/or regional Pacific Diabetes Today
trainers.
Provide resources on an as needed basis to
support coalitions including resources necessary for implementing
community activities and the community champion responsible for
coordination and leading as well as community advisors/experts.
Expand the focus and reach of community-based
interventions with an emphasis on moving into intervention
implementation.
Identify and implement high priority public
health intervention strategies that have been determined by a community
coalition that such
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activities will work in their communities to prevent and control
diabetes.
Work with communities to examine their diabetes
and chronic disease burden, and current resources. Assist in developing
a comprehensive diabetes control and prevention plan. (Communities may
address nutrition, physical activity and health communication as well
as interventions that include multifaceted strategies to change social
and physical environments.)
Identify and leverage opportunities and
collaborate with at least two jurisdictional/state organizations and
key partners, one of whom must be a Diabetes Prevention and Control
Program, to build institutional supports that will ultimately provide a
permanent Pacific Diabetes Today training home.
Build an alliance of partnerships and coalitions
committed to collectively planning, implementing and evaluating
effective strategies for prevention and control of diabetes and
associated risk factors in Pacific Islanders and Hawaiians. Partners
may include, but are not limited to: Diabetes Prevention and Control
Programs; local, jurisdiction/state education institutions, e.g.,
community colleges and universities; key community organizations, e.g.,
women's groups; health care and professional organizations, e.g.,
Pacific Islands Health Officers Association (PIHOA), Pacific Basin
Medical Association (PBMA); and community and faith-based leaders.
Establish and maintain a local jurisdiction/
state Pacific Diabetes Today Advisory Council. Assist in organizing and
facilitating meetings, approaches to sharing experiences and lessons
learned.
Coordinate community Diabetes and chronic
disease prevention and control plans and objectives with jurisdiction/
state public health plans. Ensure that community objectives, activities
and interventions are consistent with, and supportive of jurisdiction/
state public health plans for the prevention and control of diabetes.
Ensure timely communication and exchange of
information by sharing of experiences, strategies and results with
Pacific Basin and Hawaiian communities and CDC through the use of the
Internet; workshops, site visits to and between communities and
jurisdictions; and other activities.
Establish and maintain Diabetes Today staff/
program champion designated only to working with Diabetes Today
programs to provide oversight to communities in planning, developing,
implementing and evaluating interventions and monitoring progress. The
staff/champion will provide resources to community programs and make
available the expertise to assist and enhance the work of communities.
Collaborate with the Diabetes Today National
Training Center in identifying community interventions and best
practices for consideration of their appropriateness in the Pacific
region and Hawaii and develop a 2 and one-half day course that will
facilitate understanding of key elements of selected interventions that
hold promise for Pacific communities.
Conduct on-going monitoring and evaluation of
diabetes prevention and control activities and strategies.
In a cooperative agreement, CDC staff is substantially involved in
the program activities, above and beyond routine grant monitoring.
CDC Activities for this program are as follows:
Provide ongoing guidance, consultation and
technical assistance in all aspects of diabetes prevention and control.
Provide up-to-date information that describes
proven interventions and current research in appropriate areas of
diabetes prevention and control.
Collaborate with the Awardees and other
appropriate partners, including but not limited to, the Diabetes Today
National Training Center in identifying community interventions and
best practices to replicate in the Pacific region and Hawaii.
Assist in and support the development and
maintenance of partnerships and networks to help support the
implementation of community-based interventions and best practices.
Facilitate effective communication and
integration between NDEP, jurisdiction/State Diabetes Prevention and
Control Programs (DPCP's) and Pacific communities. This includes, but
is not limited to, NDEP training, media and other program products and
tools.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement.
CDC involvement in this program is listed in the Activities Section
above.
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2004.
Approximate Total Funding: $425,000.
Approximate Number of Awards: 8-10 awards.
Approximately Average Award: $35,000.
Floor of Award Range: None.
Ceiling of Award Range: None.
Anticipated Award Date: August 30, 2004.
Budget Period Length: 12 months.
Project Period Length: 5 Years.
Throughout the project period, CDC's commitment to continuation of
awards will be conditioned on the availability of funds, evidence of
satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required
reports), and the determination that continued funding is in the best
interest of the Federal Government.
III. Eligibility Information
III.1. Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by public or private nonprofit
organizations and by governments and their agencies, such as:
Public nonprofit organizations.
Private nonprofit organizations.
Universities.
Colleges.
Hospitals.
Community-based organizations.
Faith-based organizations.
State and local governments or their Bona Fide
Agents, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American
Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, Hawaii, and the Republic of Palau.
A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the
jurisdiction/state as eligible to submit an application under the
jurisdiction/state eligibility in lieu of a jurisdiction/state
application. If you are applying as a bona fide agent of a State or
local government, you must provide a letter from the State or local
government as documentation of your status. Place this documentation
behind the first page of your application form.
III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Matching funds are not required for this program.
III.3. Other
Note: Title 2 of the United States Code section 1611 states that
an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code that engages in lobbying activities is not eligible to
receive Federal funds constituting an award, grant, or loan.
IV. Application and Submission Information
IV.1. Address To Request Application Package
To apply for this funding opportunity use application form PHS
5161. Forms are available on the CDC Web site, at the following
Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm.
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If you do not have access to the Internet, or if you have
difficulty accessing the forms online, you may contact the CDC
Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section
(PGO-TIM) staff at: (770) 488-2700. Application forms can be mailed to
you.
IV.2. Content and Form of Submission
Application
You must submit a project narrative with your application forms.
Your narrative must be submitted in the following format:
Maximum number of pages: 30. If your narrative
exceeds the page limit, only the first pages, which are within the page
limit, will be reviewed.
Double-spaced.
Font size: 12 point unreduced.
Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches.
Page margin size: one-inch margins.
Printed only on one side of page.
Held together only by rubber bands or metal
clips; not bound in any other way.
Your narrative should address activities to be conducted over the
entire project period, and must include the following items in the
order listed:
1. Official Transmittal Letter--Letter of transmittal from the
mayor, community-based or governmental official identifying the lead
agency (Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, State Health
Department or bona fide agent) and citing the amount requested. Include
a description of the lead agency, including fiduciary and programmatic
capabilities, as related to this announcement.
2. Table of Contents--Table of Contents with page numbers for each
section.
3. Executive Summary--Executive Summary briefly describing the
overall project, partnerships, intervention strategies and long and
short-term outcomes.
4. Plan--Provide a clear work plan that includes specific,
measurable, achievable, realistic and time-phased and realistic long
and short term objectives based on the needs of the community and gaps
in community-based diabetes prevention and control activities. Include
a description of the target populations. The plan should identify
likely approaches, strategies and interventions to be used over the
five-year period. The plan should address first year objectives and
activities in depth and their relationship to attaining short-term
outcomes. The plan should also include efforts to ensure long-term
sustainability of project efforts and outcomes.
5. Staff/Program Champion--Description of the proposed staff/
champion, the qualifications and responsibilities of each and the
percent of time committed to Diabetes Today Phase II.
6. Local Diabetes Today Advisory Council--Description of the
community members and the specific role/contribution of each member.
Include a list of key partners. Decisionmaking processes and methods of
accountability of the members should be described.
7. Evaluation and Monitoring--Describe how progress and achievement
of program objectives and program activities will be monitored and
evaluated. Describe how data will be collected, analyzed and used to
improve the program. Specify the person responsible for implementing
monitoring and evaluation activities and reporting findings.
8. Budget and Budget Justification/Narrative--Provide a detailed
line-item budget and narrative justification for all expenses related
to the proposed objectives and planned activities for the first year.
Clearly indicate the purpose of each budget item and estimated budget
amounts to be sub-contracted to the local community-based organizations
or other key partners. The budget and the narrative justification will
not be counted in the stated page limit.
Additional information may be included in the application
appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the narrative
page limit. This additional information includes:
Resumes or description of expertise in working
with communities.
Letters of Support--Provide letters of support
and/or Memoranda of Understanding (as appropriate) from key partners
that support their roles and responsibilities.
Community Descriptions
You are required to have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or cooperative
agreement from the Federal government. The DUNS number is a nine-digit
identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities.
Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a
DUNS number, access http://www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1-866-705-5711.
For more information, see the CDC Web site at: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/pubcommt.htm
.
If your application form does not have a DUNS number field, please
write your DUNS number at the top of the first page of your
application, and/or include your DUNS number in your application cover
letter.
Additional requirements that may require you to submit additional
documentation with your application are listed in section ``VI.2.
Administrative and National Policy Requirements.''
IV.3. Submission Dates and Times
Application Deadline Date: June 10, 2004.
Explanation of Deadlines: Applications must be received in the CDC
Procurement and Grants Office by 4 p.m. eastern time on the deadline
date. If you send your application by the United States Postal Service
or commercial delivery service, you must ensure that the carrier will
be able to guarantee delivery of the application by the closing date
and time. If CDC receives your application after closing due to: (1)
Carrier error, when the carrier accepted the package with a guarantee
for delivery by the closing date and time, or (2) significant weather
delays or natural disasters, you will be given the opportunity to
submit documentation of the carriers guarantee. If the documentation
verifies a carrier problem, CDC will consider the application as having
been received by the deadline.
This announcement is the definitive guide on application format,
content, and deadlines. It supersedes information provided in the
application instructions. If your application does not meet the
deadline above, it will not be eligible for review and will be
discarded. You will be notified that you did not meet the submission
requirements.
CDC will not notify you upon receipt of your application. If you
have a question about the receipt of your application, first contact
your courier. If you still have a question, contact the PGO-TIM staff
at (770) 488-2700. Before calling, please wait two to three days after
the application deadline. This will allow time for applications to be
processed and logged.
IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of Applications
Your application is subject to Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs, as governed by Executive Order (EO) 12372. This order sets up
a system for State and local governmental review of proposed Federal
assistance applications. You should contact your State single point of
contact (SPOC) as early as possible to alert the SPOC to prospective
applications, and to receive instructions on your State's process.
Click on the following link to get the
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current SPOC list: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html.
IV.5. Funding Restrictions
Restrictions, which must be taken into account while writing your
budget, are as follows:
Resources available under this program
announcement are to be used for capacity building and intervention
development. They may not be used to: (1) Support direct patient care
services, screening services, individual health services, or the
treatment of diabetes, or (2) supplant existing Jurisdictional/State or
Federal funding including the Preventive Health and Health Service
Block Grant or other sources.
If you are requesting indirect costs in your
budget, you must include a copy of your indirect cost rate agreement.
If your indirect cost rate is a provisional rate, the agreement should
be less than 12 months of age.
IV.6. Other Submission Requirements
Application Submission Address: Submit the original and two hard
copies of your application by mail or express delivery service to:
Technical Information Management-PA 04136, CDC Procurement and
Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.
Applications may not be submitted electronically at this time.
V. Application Review Information
V.1. Criteria
You are required to provide measures of effectiveness that will
demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified objectives of
the cooperative agreement. Measures of effectiveness must relate to the
performance goals stated in the ``Purpose'' section of this
announcement. Measures must be objective and quantitative, and must
measure the intended outcome. These measures of effectiveness must be
submitted with the application and will be an element of evaluation.
Your application will be evaluated against the following criteria:
1. Work Plan for Intervention Strategies (45 Points)
Provide a detailed description describing
activities and methods for achieving each of the proposed objectives
that appear reasonable and likely to be successful.
Provide a description of long-term objectives,
process (one year) objectives, activities and specific methods to
assist local communities in Diabetes Today Activities.
Identify likely approaches, strategies and
interventions to be used over the five-year period to address diabetes
prevention and control.
List Objectives that are specific, measurable,
achievable, relevant and time-bound. Five-year objectives and the first
year budget period process objectives and activities to be used,
timelines, possible barriers, organizations/partners and responsible
person should be addressed. Provides a detailed description of
experience, expertise and capacity to assist local communities in
implementing diabetes prevention and control activities.
Describes plans to coordinate activities with
jurisdiction/state programs to prevent and control diabetes.
2. Training, Resources, Follow-Up and Technical Assistance (20 Points)
Provide a detailed description of education,
training, trainers and provision of resources, follow-up and technical
assistance activities and methods that appear reasonable and likely to
be successful.
3. Program Leadership, Collaboration and Structure (15 Points)
Identify a lead/fiduciary agency that will
ensure accountability for achieving objectives and for expenditures in
relationship to performance of all partners. May be a Diabetes
Prevention and Control Program or Community-based Organization.
Describe the proposed structure including
decision making processes, monitoring, problem solving and providing
support to community-based activities.
Provide letters of support or memorandum of
agreement that describe specific collaborative activities. Provides
evidence that staff/champion have relevant qualifications and
experience to facilitate community-based interventions.
4. Advisory Council (10 Points)
Describe local Advisory council in terms of
expertise, community representation, collaborative experiences, and
agency representation.
Describe how local jurisdiction/state Diabetes
Today Advisory Council is used to plan, implement and evaluate
community-based interventions.
Describe how money, facilities, expertise and
shared decision making will be conducted in collaboration with
partners.
5. Plans for Monitoring and Evaluation (10 Points)
Describe the evaluation progress and how
evaluation will be used to achieve long-term and process objectives and
the effectiveness of activities.
Clearly describe the evaluation methodology and
frequency of reporting.
Provide a description of how data will be
collected and analyzed.
Specify the person(s) responsible for collecting
and analyzing data and reporting findings.
6. Budget and Justification (Reviewed but Not Scored)
Provide a budget and budget justification that
is reasonable and consistent with the purpose and program goal of the
cooperative agreement.
V.2. Review and Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement
and Grants Office (PGO) staff, and for responsiveness by NCCDPHP staff.
Incomplete applications and applications that are non-responsive to the
eligibility criteria will not advance through the review process.
Applicants will be notified that their application did not meet
submission requirements.
An Objective Review Panel appointed by CDC will evaluate the
scientific and technical merit of Program applications and their
responsiveness to the information requested in the Application
``Content'' section above.
An objective review panel will evaluate complete and responsive
applications according to the criteria listed in ``V.1. Criteria''
section above. In addition, the following factors may affect the
funding decision:
Geographic diversity.
Preference to organizations in certain
geographic areas.
Due to resource limitations, funding preference
will be given to jurisdictions/State Health Departments and Community-
Based Organizations that were funded for Phase I of Diabetes Today.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
August 30, 2004.
VI. Award Administration Information
VI.1. Award Notices
Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Grant Award (NGA)
from the CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NGA shall be the only
binding, authorizing document between the
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recipient and CDC. The NGA will be signed by an authorized Grants
Management Officer, and mailed to the recipient fiscal officer
identified in the application.
Unsuccessful applicants will receive notification of the results of
the application review by mail.
VI.2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
45 CFR Part 74 and Part 92
For more information on the Code of Federal Regulations, see the
National Archives and Records administration at the following Internet
address: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr-table-search.html.
The following additional requirements apply to this project:
AR-7 Executive Order 12372.
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements.
AR-11 Healthy People 2010.
AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions.
Additional information on these requirements can be found on the
CDC Web site at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm
.
VI.3. Reporting Requirements
You must provide CDC with a signed original and two copies of the
following reports:
1. Interim progress report, no less than 90 days before the end of
the budget period. The progress report will serve as your non-competing
continuation application for the subsequent year, and must contain the
following elements:
a. Current Budget Period Activities Objectives--(1) A description
of accomplishments and progress in achieving objectives within the
planned budget during the first six months of the current budget
period, (2) reasons for not achieving established objectives and what
will be done to meet unmet objectives, (3) Current budget period
financial progress, (4) new budget period proposed program activities
and objectives, (5) Detailed line-item budget and justification, (6) If
contracts are proposed, provide the name of the contractor(s), method
of selection, period of performance, scope of work, and itemized budget
and budget justification/narrative.
2. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of
the budget period.
3. Final financial and performance reports, no more than 90 days
after the end of the project period.
VII. Agency Contacts
For general questions about this announcement, contact: Technical
Information Management Section, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920
Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-2700.
For program technical assistance, contact: Ron Stoddard, Project
Officer, Program Development Branch, Division of Diabetes Translation,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, MS K-
10, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3717, Telephone: (770) 488-5013, E-mail:
rrs1@cdc.gov.
For budget assistance in the states, contact: Tiffney Esslinger,
Contract Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine
Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-2686, E-mail:
tde2@cdc.gov.
For budget assistance in the territories, contact: Vincent Falzone,
Contract Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine
Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-2763, E-mail:
vcf6@cdc.gov.
Dated: April 20, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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